Small Artworks

November 14, 1999|By MARK ST. JOHN ERICKSON Daily Press

Good things will come in small packages today when Portsmouth artist Deborah T. Small - a graphic designer at The Virginian-Pilot - brings her hybrid artworks to The Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center. Blending elements of drawing and painting with techniques borrowed from embroidery, tapestry and jewelry, her often whimsical pieces refuse to be pigeonholed into any traditional category. And that makes for some unexpectedly colorful viewing, including such works as "Angelic Trio." "Oneness: Me & the Spirit Within" runs through Jan. 3. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. The Newsome House is located at 2803 Oak Ave. in Newport News. Free. Call 247-2360 for more information.